Oriska Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any stay in Oriska Township for work; outside it, Valley City is the main destination (21%, 12 miles). 12 jobs are based in Oriska Township; 28 of its residents have a job. 24% of workers have no commute at all, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Oriska Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Oriska Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Oriska Township work
Where Oriska Township clocks in
21% of workers
21% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
83% of the jobs in Oriska Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oriska Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 12. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oriska Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Oriska Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oriska Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Oriska Township commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Oriska Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oriska Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriska Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $158,333 |
| Tower City | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Alta Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Tower Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Springvale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tower City, Alta Township, Tower Township and Springvale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oriska Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Oriska Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oriska Township?
$158,333 (±$52,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oriska Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oriska Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oriska Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley City (21%, 12 mi), Fargo (21%, 44 mi), Page (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oriska Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oriska Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oriska Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.